Matchedwith a fourthcousin on aDNA testFelt like youneeded toprove your‘Asianness’ inan Asian spaceMetsomeonefrom yourorphanage inreal lifeHadsomeone tellyou that youlook ‘exotic’Had someonecomment thatyou don’t look‘adopted’Found out youradoptionpaperwork hadinconsistenciesAttendeda ChineseculturecampFelt stressedwhenordering atdim sumGot calledout for usingchopstickswrongHad a whitepersoncomplimentyour ‘perfect’EnglishFelt awkward ata Lunar NewYear celebrationbecause youdidn’t know thetraditionsHad a randomperson ask youto teach themhow to saysomething inChineseWereasked ifyou eat riceevery dayHadsomeoneassume youspeakMandarinSomeoneasked if yourparents areyour ‘realparents’Had to explainhow you’reChinese butdon’t have aChinese lastnameHad to explainto a doctor thatyou have nofamily medicalhistoryFeltawkwardwalking intoan Asiangrocery storeTried to findyourorphanageon GoogleMapsHad anexistential crisiswhen trying tofill out anancestry chartat schoolHave beenasked “butwhere areyou from?”Has anAmericanfirst namebut Chinesemiddle nameGoogled yourChinesename to seeif it meansanything coolHad an identitycrisis whilefilling out a formthat asked forrace andethnicityGot reallyinto AsianskincareYou’re inan adopteeFacebookgroupFelt like animposter whenpeople talkabout ChinesetraditionsTried bubbletea once andthought, ‘This ismy entirepersonalitynow’Had someoneassume youknow all aboutChinesehistoryHad a momentof panic thinkingyou mightaccidentally datea biologicalsiblingObsessedwith anAsiancelebrity atsome pointBeen told‘You’rebasicallywhite’Hadsomeoneassume youdo martialartsLaughed whensomeone said,‘You must begood at math’Had anidentitycrisis atsome pointHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour realbirthdateHad toexplain that,no, you don’trememberChinaHadsomeone actshocked thatyour parentsare whiteHave starteda birth familysearchrecently or inthe pastMatchedwith a fourthcousin on aDNA testFelt like youneeded toprove your‘Asianness’ inan Asian spaceMetsomeonefrom yourorphanage inreal lifeHadsomeone tellyou that youlook ‘exotic’Had someonecomment thatyou don’t look‘adopted’Found out youradoptionpaperwork hadinconsistenciesAttendeda ChineseculturecampFelt stressedwhenordering atdim sumGot calledout for usingchopstickswrongHad a whitepersoncomplimentyour ‘perfect’EnglishFelt awkward ata Lunar NewYear celebrationbecause youdidn’t know thetraditionsHad a randomperson ask youto teach themhow to saysomething inChineseWereasked ifyou eat riceevery dayHadsomeoneassume youspeakMandarinSomeoneasked if yourparents areyour ‘realparents’Had to explainhow you’reChinese butdon’t have aChinese lastnameHad to explainto a doctor thatyou have nofamily medicalhistoryFeltawkwardwalking intoan Asiangrocery storeTried to findyourorphanageon GoogleMapsHad anexistential crisiswhen trying tofill out anancestry chartat schoolHave beenasked “butwhere areyou from?”Has anAmericanfirst namebut Chinesemiddle nameGoogled yourChinesename to seeif it meansanything coolHad an identitycrisis whilefilling out a formthat asked forrace andethnicityGot reallyinto AsianskincareYou’re inan adopteeFacebookgroupFelt like animposter whenpeople talkabout ChinesetraditionsTried bubbletea once andthought, ‘This ismy entirepersonalitynow’Had someoneassume youknow all aboutChinesehistoryHad a momentof panic thinkingyou mightaccidentally datea biologicalsiblingObsessedwith anAsiancelebrity atsome pointBeen told‘You’rebasicallywhite’Hadsomeoneassume youdo martialartsLaughed whensomeone said,‘You must begood at math’Had anidentitycrisis atsome pointHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour realbirthdateHad toexplain that,no, you don’trememberChinaHadsomeone actshocked thatyour parentsare whiteHave starteda birth familysearchrecently or inthe past

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