Had to explainhow you’reChinese butdon’t have aChinese lastnameHadsomeoneassume youspeakMandarinHad a whitepersoncomplimentyour ‘perfect’EnglishBeen told‘You’rebasicallywhite’Found out youradoptionpaperwork hadinconsistenciesHave starteda birth familysearchrecently or inthe pastHadsomeone tellyou that youlook ‘exotic’Hadsomeoneassume youdo martialartsMetsomeonefrom yourorphanage inreal lifeHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour realbirthdateHad someonecomment thatyou don’t look‘adopted’Hadsomeone actshocked thatyour parentsare whiteHad toexplain that,no, you don’trememberChinaHad a randomperson ask youto teach themhow to saysomething inChineseHad to explainto a doctor thatyou have nofamily medicalhistoryHad someoneassume youknow all aboutChinesehistoryFelt stressedwhenordering atdim sumSomeoneasked if yourparents areyour ‘realparents’Tried to findyourorphanageon GoogleMapsGot reallyinto AsianskincareYou’re inan adopteeFacebookgroupHad an identitycrisis whilefilling out a formthat asked forrace andethnicityFelt awkward ata Lunar NewYear celebrationbecause youdidn’t know thetraditionsHad anexistential crisiswhen trying tofill out anancestry chartat schoolGot calledout for usingchopstickswrongFeltawkwardwalking intoan Asiangrocery storeAttendeda ChineseculturecampHas anAmericanfirst namebut Chinesemiddle nameTried bubbletea once andthought, ‘This ismy entirepersonalitynow’Googled yourChinesename to seeif it meansanything coolHad a momentof panic thinkingyou mightaccidentally datea biologicalsiblingFelt like animposter whenpeople talkabout ChinesetraditionsMatchedwith a fourthcousin on aDNA testHad anidentitycrisis atsome pointFelt like youneeded toprove your‘Asianness’ inan Asian spaceWereasked ifyou eat riceevery dayHave beenasked “butwhere areyou from?”Obsessedwith anAsiancelebrity atsome pointLaughed whensomeone said,‘You must begood at math’Had to explainhow you’reChinese butdon’t have aChinese lastnameHadsomeoneassume youspeakMandarinHad a whitepersoncomplimentyour ‘perfect’EnglishBeen told‘You’rebasicallywhite’Found out youradoptionpaperwork hadinconsistenciesHave starteda birth familysearchrecently or inthe pastHadsomeone tellyou that youlook ‘exotic’Hadsomeoneassume youdo martialartsMetsomeonefrom yourorphanage inreal lifeHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour realbirthdateHad someonecomment thatyou don’t look‘adopted’Hadsomeone actshocked thatyour parentsare whiteHad toexplain that,no, you don’trememberChinaHad a randomperson ask youto teach themhow to saysomething inChineseHad to explainto a doctor thatyou have nofamily medicalhistoryHad someoneassume youknow all aboutChinesehistoryFelt stressedwhenordering atdim sumSomeoneasked if yourparents areyour ‘realparents’Tried to findyourorphanageon GoogleMapsGot reallyinto AsianskincareYou’re inan adopteeFacebookgroupHad an identitycrisis whilefilling out a formthat asked forrace andethnicityFelt awkward ata Lunar NewYear celebrationbecause youdidn’t know thetraditionsHad anexistential crisiswhen trying tofill out anancestry chartat schoolGot calledout for usingchopstickswrongFeltawkwardwalking intoan Asiangrocery storeAttendeda ChineseculturecampHas anAmericanfirst namebut Chinesemiddle nameTried bubbletea once andthought, ‘This ismy entirepersonalitynow’Googled yourChinesename to seeif it meansanything coolHad a momentof panic thinkingyou mightaccidentally datea biologicalsiblingFelt like animposter whenpeople talkabout ChinesetraditionsMatchedwith a fourthcousin on aDNA testHad anidentitycrisis atsome pointFelt like youneeded toprove your‘Asianness’ inan Asian spaceWereasked ifyou eat riceevery dayHave beenasked “butwhere areyou from?”Obsessedwith anAsiancelebrity atsome pointLaughed whensomeone said,‘You must begood at math’

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