Found out youradoptionpaperwork hadinconsistenciesFeltawkwardwalking intoan Asiangrocery storeHad someoneassume youknow all aboutChinesehistoryMetsomeonefrom yourorphanage inreal lifeHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour realbirthdateFelt stressedwhenordering atdim sumHad toexplain that,no, you don’trememberChinaHad a randomperson ask youto teach themhow to saysomething inChineseHave beenasked “butwhere areyou from?”Felt like animposter whenpeople talkabout ChinesetraditionsGot calledout for usingchopstickswrongHadsomeone tellyou that youlook ‘exotic’Had a whitepersoncomplimentyour ‘perfect’EnglishTried bubbletea once andthought, ‘This ismy entirepersonalitynow’Have starteda birth familysearchrecently or inthe pastHad someonecomment thatyou don’t look‘adopted’Tried to findyourorphanageon GoogleMapsSomeoneasked if yourparents areyour ‘realparents’Hadsomeoneassume youdo martialartsMatchedwith a fourthcousin on aDNA testGoogled yourChinesename to seeif it meansanything coolHad anexistential crisiswhen trying tofill out anancestry chartat schoolBeen told‘You’rebasicallywhite’Had an identitycrisis whilefilling out a formthat asked forrace andethnicityHad a momentof panic thinkingyou mightaccidentally datea biologicalsiblingFelt awkward ata Lunar NewYear celebrationbecause youdidn’t know thetraditionsGot reallyinto AsianskincareLaughed whensomeone said,‘You must begood at math’Attendeda ChineseculturecampHadsomeone actshocked thatyour parentsare whiteHas anAmericanfirst namebut Chinesemiddle nameHadsomeoneassume youspeakMandarinHad anidentitycrisis atsome pointFelt like youneeded toprove your‘Asianness’ inan Asian spaceObsessedwith anAsiancelebrity atsome pointHad to explainhow you’reChinese butdon’t have aChinese lastnameWereasked ifyou eat riceevery dayHad to explainto a doctor thatyou have nofamily medicalhistoryYou’re inan adopteeFacebookgroupFound out youradoptionpaperwork hadinconsistenciesFeltawkwardwalking intoan Asiangrocery storeHad someoneassume youknow all aboutChinesehistoryMetsomeonefrom yourorphanage inreal lifeHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour realbirthdateFelt stressedwhenordering atdim sumHad toexplain that,no, you don’trememberChinaHad a randomperson ask youto teach themhow to saysomething inChineseHave beenasked “butwhere areyou from?”Felt like animposter whenpeople talkabout ChinesetraditionsGot calledout for usingchopstickswrongHadsomeone tellyou that youlook ‘exotic’Had a whitepersoncomplimentyour ‘perfect’EnglishTried bubbletea once andthought, ‘This ismy entirepersonalitynow’Have starteda birth familysearchrecently or inthe pastHad someonecomment thatyou don’t look‘adopted’Tried to findyourorphanageon GoogleMapsSomeoneasked if yourparents areyour ‘realparents’Hadsomeoneassume youdo martialartsMatchedwith a fourthcousin on aDNA testGoogled yourChinesename to seeif it meansanything coolHad anexistential crisiswhen trying tofill out anancestry chartat schoolBeen told‘You’rebasicallywhite’Had an identitycrisis whilefilling out a formthat asked forrace andethnicityHad a momentof panic thinkingyou mightaccidentally datea biologicalsiblingFelt awkward ata Lunar NewYear celebrationbecause youdidn’t know thetraditionsGot reallyinto AsianskincareLaughed whensomeone said,‘You must begood at math’Attendeda ChineseculturecampHadsomeone actshocked thatyour parentsare whiteHas anAmericanfirst namebut Chinesemiddle nameHadsomeoneassume youspeakMandarinHad anidentitycrisis atsome pointFelt like youneeded toprove your‘Asianness’ inan Asian spaceObsessedwith anAsiancelebrity atsome pointHad to explainhow you’reChinese butdon’t have aChinese lastnameWereasked ifyou eat riceevery dayHad to explainto a doctor thatyou have nofamily medicalhistoryYou’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. Found out your adoption paperwork had inconsistencies
  2. Felt awkward walking into an Asian grocery store
  3. Had someone assume you know all about Chinese history
  4. Met someone from your orphanage in real life
  5. Had an existential crisis about your real birthdate
  6. Felt stressed when ordering at dim sum
  7. Had to explain that, no, you don’t remember China
  8. Had a random person ask you to teach them how to say something in Chinese
  9. Have been asked “but where are you from?”
  10. Felt like an imposter when people talk about Chinese traditions
  11. Got called out for using chopsticks wrong
  12. Had someone tell you that you look ‘exotic’
  13. Had a white person compliment your ‘perfect’ English
  14. Tried bubble tea once and thought, ‘This is my entire personality now’
  15. Have started a birth family search recently or in the past
  16. Had someone comment that you don’t look ‘adopted’
  17. Tried to find your orphanage on Google Maps
  18. Someone asked if your parents are your ‘real parents’
  19. Had someone assume you do martial arts
  20. Matched with a fourth cousin on a DNA test
  21. Googled your Chinese name to see if it means anything cool
  22. Had an existential crisis when trying to fill out an ancestry chart at school
  23. Been told ‘You’re basically white’
  24. Had an identity crisis while filling out a form that asked for race and ethnicity
  25. Had a moment of panic thinking you might accidentally date a biological sibling
  26. Felt awkward at a Lunar New Year celebration because you didn’t know the traditions
  27. Got really into Asian skincare
  28. Laughed when someone said, ‘You must be good at math’
  29. Attended a Chinese culture camp
  30. Had someone act shocked that your parents are white
  31. Has an American first name but Chinese middle name
  32. Had someone assume you speak Mandarin
  33. Had an identity crisis at some point
  34. Felt like you needed to prove your ‘Asianness’ in an Asian space
  35. Obsessed with an Asian celebrity at some point
  36. Had to explain how you’re Chinese but don’t have a Chinese last name
  37. Were asked if you eat rice every day
  38. Had to explain to a doctor that you have no family medical history
  39. You’re in an adoptee Facebook group