Felt awkward ata Lunar NewYear celebrationbecause youdidn’t know thetraditionsGot reallyinto AsianskincareHad someonecomment thatyou don’t look‘adopted’Had anidentitycrisis atsome pointHad to explainto a doctor thatyou have nofamily medicalhistoryHad someoneassume youknow all aboutChinesehistoryLaughed whensomeone said,‘You must begood at math’Has anAmericanfirst namebut Chinesemiddle nameAttendeda ChineseculturecampFound out youradoptionpaperwork hadinconsistenciesBeen told‘You’rebasicallywhite’Felt stressedwhenordering atdim sumTried bubbletea once andthought, ‘This ismy entirepersonalitynow’Had a whitepersoncomplimentyour ‘perfect’EnglishHad to explainhow you’reChinese butdon’t have aChinese lastnameHad toexplain that,no, you don’trememberChinaMetsomeonefrom yourorphanage inreal lifeHadsomeoneassume youspeakMandarinMatchedwith a fourthcousin on aDNA testHave beenasked “butwhere areyou from?”Hadsomeoneassume youdo martialartsHad anexistential crisiswhen trying tofill out anancestry chartat schoolFelt like youneeded toprove your‘Asianness’ inan Asian spaceGot calledout for usingchopstickswrongObsessedwith anAsiancelebrity atsome pointHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour realbirthdateHadsomeone actshocked thatyour parentsare whiteHad a randomperson ask youto teach themhow to saysomething inChineseHad a momentof panic thinkingyou mightaccidentally datea biologicalsiblingWereasked ifyou eat riceevery dayFelt like animposter whenpeople talkabout ChinesetraditionsTried to findyourorphanageon GoogleMapsHad an identitycrisis whilefilling out a formthat asked forrace andethnicityFeltawkwardwalking intoan Asiangrocery storeGoogled yourChinesename to seeif it meansanything coolSomeoneasked if yourparents areyour ‘realparents’Have starteda birth familysearchrecently or inthe pastHadsomeone tellyou that youlook ‘exotic’You’re inan adopteeFacebookgroupFelt awkward ata Lunar NewYear celebrationbecause youdidn’t know thetraditionsGot reallyinto AsianskincareHad someonecomment thatyou don’t look‘adopted’Had anidentitycrisis atsome pointHad to explainto a doctor thatyou have nofamily medicalhistoryHad someoneassume youknow all aboutChinesehistoryLaughed whensomeone said,‘You must begood at math’Has anAmericanfirst namebut Chinesemiddle nameAttendeda ChineseculturecampFound out youradoptionpaperwork hadinconsistenciesBeen told‘You’rebasicallywhite’Felt stressedwhenordering atdim sumTried bubbletea once andthought, ‘This ismy entirepersonalitynow’Had a whitepersoncomplimentyour ‘perfect’EnglishHad to explainhow you’reChinese butdon’t have aChinese lastnameHad toexplain that,no, you don’trememberChinaMetsomeonefrom yourorphanage inreal lifeHadsomeoneassume youspeakMandarinMatchedwith a fourthcousin on aDNA testHave beenasked “butwhere areyou from?”Hadsomeoneassume youdo martialartsHad anexistential crisiswhen trying tofill out anancestry chartat schoolFelt like youneeded toprove your‘Asianness’ inan Asian spaceGot calledout for usingchopstickswrongObsessedwith anAsiancelebrity atsome pointHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour realbirthdateHadsomeone actshocked thatyour parentsare whiteHad a randomperson ask youto teach themhow to saysomething inChineseHad a momentof panic thinkingyou mightaccidentally datea biologicalsiblingWereasked ifyou eat riceevery dayFelt like animposter whenpeople talkabout ChinesetraditionsTried to findyourorphanageon GoogleMapsHad an identitycrisis whilefilling out a formthat asked forrace andethnicityFeltawkwardwalking intoan Asiangrocery storeGoogled yourChinesename to seeif it meansanything coolSomeoneasked if yourparents areyour ‘realparents’Have starteda birth familysearchrecently or inthe pastHadsomeone tellyou that youlook ‘exotic’You’re inan adopteeFacebookgroup

Adoptee Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Felt awkward at a Lunar New Year celebration because you didn’t know the traditions
  2. Got really into Asian skincare
  3. Had someone comment that you don’t look ‘adopted’
  4. Had an identity crisis at some point
  5. Had to explain to a doctor that you have no family medical history
  6. Had someone assume you know all about Chinese history
  7. Laughed when someone said, ‘You must be good at math’
  8. Has an American first name but Chinese middle name
  9. Attended a Chinese culture camp
  10. Found out your adoption paperwork had inconsistencies
  11. Been told ‘You’re basically white’
  12. Felt stressed when ordering at dim sum
  13. Tried bubble tea once and thought, ‘This is my entire personality now’
  14. Had a white person compliment your ‘perfect’ English
  15. Had to explain how you’re Chinese but don’t have a Chinese last name
  16. Had to explain that, no, you don’t remember China
  17. Met someone from your orphanage in real life
  18. Had someone assume you speak Mandarin
  19. Matched with a fourth cousin on a DNA test
  20. Have been asked “but where are you from?”
  21. Had someone assume you do martial arts
  22. Had an existential crisis when trying to fill out an ancestry chart at school
  23. Felt like you needed to prove your ‘Asianness’ in an Asian space
  24. Got called out for using chopsticks wrong
  25. Obsessed with an Asian celebrity at some point
  26. Had an existential crisis about your real birthdate
  27. Had someone act shocked that your parents are white
  28. Had a random person ask you to teach them how to say something in Chinese
  29. Had a moment of panic thinking you might accidentally date a biological sibling
  30. Were asked if you eat rice every day
  31. Felt like an imposter when people talk about Chinese traditions
  32. Tried to find your orphanage on Google Maps
  33. Had an identity crisis while filling out a form that asked for race and ethnicity
  34. Felt awkward walking into an Asian grocery store
  35. Googled your Chinese name to see if it means anything cool
  36. Someone asked if your parents are your ‘real parents’
  37. Have started a birth family search recently or in the past
  38. Had someone tell you that you look ‘exotic’
  39. You’re in an adoptee Facebook group