Have beenasked “butwhere areyou from?”Had to explainto a doctor thatyou have nofamily medicalhistoryHad someonecomment thatyou don’t look‘adopted’Got reallyinto AsianskincareFelt like youneeded toprove your‘Asianness’ inan Asian spaceHad anidentitycrisis atsome pointYou’re inan adopteeFacebookgroupHad someoneassume youknow all aboutChinesehistoryMatchedwith a fourthcousin on aDNA testHadsomeone actshocked thatyour parentsare whiteFound out youradoptionpaperwork hadinconsistenciesHad toexplain that,no, you don’trememberChinaFelt like animposter whenpeople talkabout ChinesetraditionsHad a whitepersoncomplimentyour ‘perfect’EnglishTried bubbletea once andthought, ‘This ismy entirepersonalitynow’Have starteda birth familysearchrecently or inthe pastWereasked ifyou eat riceevery dayHad an identitycrisis whilefilling out a formthat asked forrace andethnicityFelt awkward ata Lunar NewYear celebrationbecause youdidn’t know thetraditionsGoogled yourChinesename to seeif it meansanything coolHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour realbirthdateBeen told‘You’rebasicallywhite’Felt stressedwhenordering atdim sumFeltawkwardwalking intoan Asiangrocery storeHadsomeoneassume youspeakMandarinLaughed whensomeone said,‘You must begood at math’Hadsomeoneassume youdo martialartsHad to explainhow you’reChinese butdon’t have aChinese lastnameMetsomeonefrom yourorphanage inreal lifeAttendeda ChineseculturecampHad anexistential crisiswhen trying tofill out anancestry chartat schoolHadsomeone tellyou that youlook ‘exotic’Has anAmericanfirst namebut Chinesemiddle nameObsessedwith anAsiancelebrity atsome pointSomeoneasked if yourparents areyour ‘realparents’Had a momentof panic thinkingyou mightaccidentally datea biologicalsiblingHad a randomperson ask youto teach themhow to saysomething inChineseTried to findyourorphanageon GoogleMapsGot calledout for usingchopstickswrongHave beenasked “butwhere areyou from?”Had to explainto a doctor thatyou have nofamily medicalhistoryHad someonecomment thatyou don’t look‘adopted’Got reallyinto AsianskincareFelt like youneeded toprove your‘Asianness’ inan Asian spaceHad anidentitycrisis atsome pointYou’re inan adopteeFacebookgroupHad someoneassume youknow all aboutChinesehistoryMatchedwith a fourthcousin on aDNA testHadsomeone actshocked thatyour parentsare whiteFound out youradoptionpaperwork hadinconsistenciesHad toexplain that,no, you don’trememberChinaFelt like animposter whenpeople talkabout ChinesetraditionsHad a whitepersoncomplimentyour ‘perfect’EnglishTried bubbletea once andthought, ‘This ismy entirepersonalitynow’Have starteda birth familysearchrecently or inthe pastWereasked ifyou eat riceevery dayHad an identitycrisis whilefilling out a formthat asked forrace andethnicityFelt awkward ata Lunar NewYear celebrationbecause youdidn’t know thetraditionsGoogled yourChinesename to seeif it meansanything coolHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour realbirthdateBeen told‘You’rebasicallywhite’Felt stressedwhenordering atdim sumFeltawkwardwalking intoan Asiangrocery storeHadsomeoneassume youspeakMandarinLaughed whensomeone said,‘You must begood at math’Hadsomeoneassume youdo martialartsHad to explainhow you’reChinese butdon’t have aChinese lastnameMetsomeonefrom yourorphanage inreal lifeAttendeda ChineseculturecampHad anexistential crisiswhen trying tofill out anancestry chartat schoolHadsomeone tellyou that youlook ‘exotic’Has anAmericanfirst namebut Chinesemiddle nameObsessedwith anAsiancelebrity atsome pointSomeoneasked if yourparents areyour ‘realparents’Had a momentof panic thinkingyou mightaccidentally datea biologicalsiblingHad a randomperson ask youto teach themhow to saysomething inChineseTried to findyourorphanageon GoogleMapsGot calledout for usingchopstickswrong

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