Had someonecomment thatyou don’t look‘adopted’Had a randomperson ask youto teach themhow to saysomething inChineseFelt like animposter whenpeople talkabout ChinesetraditionsHave starteda birth familysearchrecently or inthe pastHad to explainto a doctor thatyou have nofamily medicalhistoryHas anAmericanfirst namebut Chinesemiddle nameHad anexistential crisiswhen trying tofill out anancestry chartat schoolLaughed whensomeone said,‘You must begood at math’Had anidentitycrisis atsome pointGot reallyinto AsianskincareAttendeda ChineseculturecampWereasked ifyou eat riceevery dayHad a whitepersoncomplimentyour ‘perfect’EnglishFelt stressedwhenordering atdim sumHad a momentof panic thinkingyou mightaccidentally datea biologicalsiblingHad toexplain that,no, you don’trememberChinaHad to explainhow you’reChinese butdon’t have aChinese lastnameFelt awkward ata Lunar NewYear celebrationbecause youdidn’t know thetraditionsTried bubbletea once andthought, ‘This ismy entirepersonalitynow’Someoneasked if yourparents areyour ‘realparents’Googled yourChinesename to seeif it meansanything coolFound out youradoptionpaperwork hadinconsistenciesHadsomeone actshocked thatyour parentsare whiteHad an identitycrisis whilefilling out a formthat asked forrace andethnicityHadsomeoneassume youdo martialartsHad someoneassume youknow all aboutChinesehistoryFelt like youneeded toprove your‘Asianness’ inan Asian spaceMatchedwith a fourthcousin on aDNA testHadsomeoneassume youspeakMandarinYou’re inan adopteeFacebookgroupHadsomeone tellyou that youlook ‘exotic’Metsomeonefrom yourorphanage inreal lifeFeltawkwardwalking intoan Asiangrocery storeHave beenasked “butwhere areyou from?”Tried to findyourorphanageon GoogleMapsObsessedwith anAsiancelebrity atsome pointGot calledout for usingchopstickswrongHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour realbirthdateBeen told‘You’rebasicallywhite’Had someonecomment thatyou don’t look‘adopted’Had a randomperson ask youto teach themhow to saysomething inChineseFelt like animposter whenpeople talkabout ChinesetraditionsHave starteda birth familysearchrecently or inthe pastHad to explainto a doctor thatyou have nofamily medicalhistoryHas anAmericanfirst namebut Chinesemiddle nameHad anexistential crisiswhen trying tofill out anancestry chartat schoolLaughed whensomeone said,‘You must begood at math’Had anidentitycrisis atsome pointGot reallyinto AsianskincareAttendeda ChineseculturecampWereasked ifyou eat riceevery dayHad a whitepersoncomplimentyour ‘perfect’EnglishFelt stressedwhenordering atdim sumHad a momentof panic thinkingyou mightaccidentally datea biologicalsiblingHad toexplain that,no, you don’trememberChinaHad to explainhow you’reChinese butdon’t have aChinese lastnameFelt awkward ata Lunar NewYear celebrationbecause youdidn’t know thetraditionsTried bubbletea once andthought, ‘This ismy entirepersonalitynow’Someoneasked if yourparents areyour ‘realparents’Googled yourChinesename to seeif it meansanything coolFound out youradoptionpaperwork hadinconsistenciesHadsomeone actshocked thatyour parentsare whiteHad an identitycrisis whilefilling out a formthat asked forrace andethnicityHadsomeoneassume youdo martialartsHad someoneassume youknow all aboutChinesehistoryFelt like youneeded toprove your‘Asianness’ inan Asian spaceMatchedwith a fourthcousin on aDNA testHadsomeoneassume youspeakMandarinYou’re inan adopteeFacebookgroupHadsomeone tellyou that youlook ‘exotic’Metsomeonefrom yourorphanage inreal lifeFeltawkwardwalking intoan Asiangrocery storeHave beenasked “butwhere areyou from?”Tried to findyourorphanageon GoogleMapsObsessedwith anAsiancelebrity atsome pointGot calledout for usingchopstickswrongHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour realbirthdateBeen told‘You’rebasicallywhite’

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