You’re inan adopteeFacebookgroupFound out youradoptionpaperwork hadinconsistenciesHad toexplain that,no, you don’trememberChinaGot calledout for usingchopstickswrongGoogled yourChinesename to seeif it meansanything coolHad anidentitycrisis atsome pointFeltawkwardwalking intoan Asiangrocery storeTried to findyourorphanageon GoogleMapsFelt awkward ata Lunar NewYear celebrationbecause youdidn’t know thetraditionsFelt stressedwhenordering atdim sumHad to explainhow you’reChinese butdon’t have aChinese lastnameHadsomeoneassume youspeakMandarinFelt like youneeded toprove your‘Asianness’ inan Asian spaceHad an identitycrisis whilefilling out a formthat asked forrace andethnicityMatchedwith a fourthcousin on aDNA testHas anAmericanfirst namebut Chinesemiddle nameGot reallyinto AsianskincareHadsomeone actshocked thatyour parentsare whiteHadsomeone tellyou that youlook ‘exotic’Hadsomeoneassume youdo martialartsHad a randomperson ask youto teach themhow to saysomething inChineseHave beenasked “butwhere areyou from?”Have starteda birth familysearchrecently or inthe pastAttendeda ChineseculturecampTried bubbletea once andthought, ‘This ismy entirepersonalitynow’Had anexistential crisiswhen trying tofill out anancestry chartat schoolMetsomeonefrom yourorphanage inreal lifeHad someonecomment thatyou don’t look‘adopted’Had someoneassume youknow all aboutChinesehistoryWereasked ifyou eat riceevery dayFelt like animposter whenpeople talkabout ChinesetraditionsLaughed whensomeone said,‘You must begood at math’Obsessedwith anAsiancelebrity atsome pointBeen told‘You’rebasicallywhite’Had anexistentialcrisis aboutyour realbirthdateHad a whitepersoncomplimentyour ‘perfect’EnglishHad to explainto a doctor thatyou have nofamily medicalhistoryHad a momentof panic thinkingyou mightaccidentally datea biologicalsiblingSomeoneasked if yourparents areyour ‘realparents’You’re inan adopteeFacebookgroupFound out youradoptionpaperwork hadinconsistenciesHad toexplain that,no, you don’trememberChinaGot calledout for usingchopstickswrongGoogled yourChinesename to seeif it meansanything coolHad anidentitycrisis atsome pointFeltawkwardwalking intoan Asiangrocery storeTried to findyourorphanageon GoogleMapsFelt awkward ata Lunar NewYear celebrationbecause youdidn’t know thetraditionsFelt stressedwhenordering atdim sumHad to explainhow you’reChinese butdon’t have aChinese lastnameHadsomeoneassume youspeakMandarinFelt like youneeded toprove your‘Asianness’ inan Asian spaceHad an identitycrisis whilefilling out a formthat asked forrace andethnicityMatchedwith a fourthcousin on aDNA testHas anAmericanfirst namebut Chinesemiddle nameGot reallyinto AsianskincareHadsomeone actshocked thatyour parentsare whiteHadsomeone tellyou that youlook ‘exotic’Hadsomeoneassume youdo martialartsHad a randomperson ask youto teach themhow to saysomething inChineseHave beenasked “butwhere areyou from?”Have starteda birth familysearchrecently or inthe pastAttendeda ChineseculturecampTried bubbletea once andthought, ‘This ismy entirepersonalitynow’Had anexistential crisiswhen trying tofill out anancestry chartat schoolMetsomeonefrom yourorphanage inreal lifeHad someonecomment thatyou don’t look‘adopted’Had someoneassume youknow all aboutChinesehistoryWereasked ifyou eat riceevery dayFelt like animposter whenpeople talkabout ChinesetraditionsLaughed whensomeone said,‘You must begood at math’Obsessedwith anAsiancelebrity atsome pointBeen told‘You’rebasicallywhite’Had anexistentialcrisis aboutyour realbirthdateHad a whitepersoncomplimentyour ‘perfect’EnglishHad to explainto a doctor thatyou have nofamily medicalhistoryHad a momentof panic thinkingyou mightaccidentally datea biologicalsiblingSomeoneasked if yourparents areyour ‘realparents’

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