Matchedwith a fourthcousin on aDNA testHad a momentof panic thinkingyou mightaccidentally datea biologicalsiblingHad a whitepersoncomplimentyour ‘perfect’EnglishFelt like youneeded toprove your‘Asianness’ inan Asian spaceFeltawkwardwalking intoan Asiangrocery storeAttendeda ChineseculturecampHad toexplain that,no, you don’trememberChinaYou’re inan adopteeFacebookgroupHadsomeone actshocked thatyour parentsare whiteHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour realbirthdateWereasked ifyou eat riceevery dayHad someonecomment thatyou don’t look‘adopted’Had anidentitycrisis atsome pointGoogled yourChinesename to seeif it meansanything coolHas anAmericanfirst namebut Chinesemiddle nameHad anexistential crisiswhen trying tofill out anancestry chartat schoolHad a randomperson ask youto teach themhow to saysomething inChineseHadsomeone tellyou that youlook ‘exotic’Obsessedwith anAsiancelebrity atsome pointFelt awkward ata Lunar NewYear celebrationbecause youdidn’t know thetraditionsGot reallyinto AsianskincareFelt stressedwhenordering atdim sumMetsomeonefrom yourorphanage inreal lifeHadsomeoneassume youdo martialartsHad an identitycrisis whilefilling out a formthat asked forrace andethnicityHad to explainto a doctor thatyou have nofamily medicalhistoryLaughed whensomeone said,‘You must begood at math’Have starteda birth familysearchrecently or inthe pastSomeoneasked if yourparents areyour ‘realparents’Got calledout for usingchopstickswrongTried to findyourorphanageon GoogleMapsHad someoneassume youknow all aboutChinesehistoryBeen told‘You’rebasicallywhite’Found out youradoptionpaperwork hadinconsistenciesHave beenasked “butwhere areyou from?”Hadsomeoneassume youspeakMandarinFelt like animposter whenpeople talkabout ChinesetraditionsHad to explainhow you’reChinese butdon’t have aChinese lastnameTried bubbletea once andthought, ‘This ismy entirepersonalitynow’Matchedwith a fourthcousin on aDNA testHad a momentof panic thinkingyou mightaccidentally datea biologicalsiblingHad a whitepersoncomplimentyour ‘perfect’EnglishFelt like youneeded toprove your‘Asianness’ inan Asian spaceFeltawkwardwalking intoan Asiangrocery storeAttendeda ChineseculturecampHad toexplain that,no, you don’trememberChinaYou’re inan adopteeFacebookgroupHadsomeone actshocked thatyour parentsare whiteHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour realbirthdateWereasked ifyou eat riceevery dayHad someonecomment thatyou don’t look‘adopted’Had anidentitycrisis atsome pointGoogled yourChinesename to seeif it meansanything coolHas anAmericanfirst namebut Chinesemiddle nameHad anexistential crisiswhen trying tofill out anancestry chartat schoolHad a randomperson ask youto teach themhow to saysomething inChineseHadsomeone tellyou that youlook ‘exotic’Obsessedwith anAsiancelebrity atsome pointFelt awkward ata Lunar NewYear celebrationbecause youdidn’t know thetraditionsGot reallyinto AsianskincareFelt stressedwhenordering atdim sumMetsomeonefrom yourorphanage inreal lifeHadsomeoneassume youdo martialartsHad an identitycrisis whilefilling out a formthat asked forrace andethnicityHad to explainto a doctor thatyou have nofamily medicalhistoryLaughed whensomeone said,‘You must begood at math’Have starteda birth familysearchrecently or inthe pastSomeoneasked if yourparents areyour ‘realparents’Got calledout for usingchopstickswrongTried to findyourorphanageon GoogleMapsHad someoneassume youknow all aboutChinesehistoryBeen told‘You’rebasicallywhite’Found out youradoptionpaperwork hadinconsistenciesHave beenasked “butwhere areyou from?”Hadsomeoneassume youspeakMandarinFelt like animposter whenpeople talkabout ChinesetraditionsHad to explainhow you’reChinese butdon’t have aChinese lastnameTried bubbletea once andthought, ‘This ismy entirepersonalitynow’

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