Googled yourChinesename to seeif it meansanything coolMatchedwith a fourthcousin on aDNA testTried bubbletea once andthought, ‘This ismy entirepersonalitynow’Tried to findyourorphanageon GoogleMapsAttendeda ChineseculturecampMetsomeonefrom yourorphanage inreal lifeHad to explainto a doctor thatyou have nofamily medicalhistoryHad a whitepersoncomplimentyour ‘perfect’EnglishGot calledout for usingchopstickswrongHadsomeoneassume youspeakMandarinYou’re inan adopteeFacebookgroupFelt like youneeded toprove your‘Asianness’ inan Asian spaceSomeoneasked if yourparents areyour ‘realparents’Has anAmericanfirst namebut Chinesemiddle nameGot reallyinto AsianskincareHad someonecomment thatyou don’t look‘adopted’Obsessedwith anAsiancelebrity atsome pointBeen told‘You’rebasicallywhite’Had anidentitycrisis atsome pointHad to explainhow you’reChinese butdon’t have aChinese lastnameHadsomeone tellyou that youlook ‘exotic’Feltawkwardwalking intoan Asiangrocery storeLaughed whensomeone said,‘You must begood at math’Have starteda birth familysearchrecently or inthe pastHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour realbirthdateFelt awkward ata Lunar NewYear celebrationbecause youdidn’t know thetraditionsHad a randomperson ask youto teach themhow to saysomething inChineseHad anexistential crisiswhen trying tofill out anancestry chartat schoolWereasked ifyou eat riceevery dayHadsomeone actshocked thatyour parentsare whiteHad a momentof panic thinkingyou mightaccidentally datea biologicalsiblingFound out youradoptionpaperwork hadinconsistenciesHadsomeoneassume youdo martialartsFelt stressedwhenordering atdim sumHad an identitycrisis whilefilling out a formthat asked forrace andethnicityHad toexplain that,no, you don’trememberChinaHave beenasked “butwhere areyou from?”Felt like animposter whenpeople talkabout ChinesetraditionsHad someoneassume youknow all aboutChinesehistoryGoogled yourChinesename to seeif it meansanything coolMatchedwith a fourthcousin on aDNA testTried bubbletea once andthought, ‘This ismy entirepersonalitynow’Tried to findyourorphanageon GoogleMapsAttendeda ChineseculturecampMetsomeonefrom yourorphanage inreal lifeHad to explainto a doctor thatyou have nofamily medicalhistoryHad a whitepersoncomplimentyour ‘perfect’EnglishGot calledout for usingchopstickswrongHadsomeoneassume youspeakMandarinYou’re inan adopteeFacebookgroupFelt like youneeded toprove your‘Asianness’ inan Asian spaceSomeoneasked if yourparents areyour ‘realparents’Has anAmericanfirst namebut Chinesemiddle nameGot reallyinto AsianskincareHad someonecomment thatyou don’t look‘adopted’Obsessedwith anAsiancelebrity atsome pointBeen told‘You’rebasicallywhite’Had anidentitycrisis atsome pointHad to explainhow you’reChinese butdon’t have aChinese lastnameHadsomeone tellyou that youlook ‘exotic’Feltawkwardwalking intoan Asiangrocery storeLaughed whensomeone said,‘You must begood at math’Have starteda birth familysearchrecently or inthe pastHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour realbirthdateFelt awkward ata Lunar NewYear celebrationbecause youdidn’t know thetraditionsHad a randomperson ask youto teach themhow to saysomething inChineseHad anexistential crisiswhen trying tofill out anancestry chartat schoolWereasked ifyou eat riceevery dayHadsomeone actshocked thatyour parentsare whiteHad a momentof panic thinkingyou mightaccidentally datea biologicalsiblingFound out youradoptionpaperwork hadinconsistenciesHadsomeoneassume youdo martialartsFelt stressedwhenordering atdim sumHad an identitycrisis whilefilling out a formthat asked forrace andethnicityHad toexplain that,no, you don’trememberChinaHave beenasked “butwhere areyou from?”Felt like animposter whenpeople talkabout ChinesetraditionsHad someoneassume youknow all aboutChinesehistory

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