Had a whitepersoncomplimentyour ‘perfect’EnglishFelt awkward ata Lunar NewYear celebrationbecause youdidn’t know thetraditionsTried bubbletea once andthought, ‘This ismy entirepersonalitynow’Had a momentof panic thinkingyou mightaccidentally datea biologicalsiblingHad someoneassume youknow all aboutChinesehistoryMatchedwith a fourthcousin on aDNA testFeltawkwardwalking intoan Asiangrocery storeFelt stressedwhenordering atdim sumHad to explainhow you’reChinese butdon’t have aChinese lastnameBeen told‘You’rebasicallywhite’Metsomeonefrom yourorphanage inreal lifeGot calledout for usingchopstickswrongYou’re inan adopteeFacebookgroupGoogled yourChinesename to seeif it meansanything coolFelt like youneeded toprove your‘Asianness’ inan Asian spaceHad a randomperson ask youto teach themhow to saysomething inChineseGot reallyinto AsianskincareSomeoneasked if yourparents areyour ‘realparents’Hadsomeone tellyou that youlook ‘exotic’Hadsomeoneassume youspeakMandarinFelt like animposter whenpeople talkabout ChinesetraditionsFound out youradoptionpaperwork hadinconsistenciesHave beenasked “butwhere areyou from?”Had to explainto a doctor thatyou have nofamily medicalhistoryHadsomeoneassume youdo martialartsObsessedwith anAsiancelebrity atsome pointAttendeda ChineseculturecampHadsomeone actshocked thatyour parentsare whiteLaughed whensomeone said,‘You must begood at math’Have starteda birth familysearchrecently or inthe pastHad an identitycrisis whilefilling out a formthat asked forrace andethnicityWereasked ifyou eat riceevery dayHad someonecomment thatyou don’t look‘adopted’Had anexistentialcrisis aboutyour realbirthdateHas anAmericanfirst namebut Chinesemiddle nameTried to findyourorphanageon GoogleMapsHad anexistential crisiswhen trying tofill out anancestry chartat schoolHad anidentitycrisis atsome pointHad toexplain that,no, you don’trememberChinaHad a whitepersoncomplimentyour ‘perfect’EnglishFelt awkward ata Lunar NewYear celebrationbecause youdidn’t know thetraditionsTried bubbletea once andthought, ‘This ismy entirepersonalitynow’Had a momentof panic thinkingyou mightaccidentally datea biologicalsiblingHad someoneassume youknow all aboutChinesehistoryMatchedwith a fourthcousin on aDNA testFeltawkwardwalking intoan Asiangrocery storeFelt stressedwhenordering atdim sumHad to explainhow you’reChinese butdon’t have aChinese lastnameBeen told‘You’rebasicallywhite’Metsomeonefrom yourorphanage inreal lifeGot calledout for usingchopstickswrongYou’re inan adopteeFacebookgroupGoogled yourChinesename to seeif it meansanything coolFelt like youneeded toprove your‘Asianness’ inan Asian spaceHad a randomperson ask youto teach themhow to saysomething inChineseGot reallyinto AsianskincareSomeoneasked if yourparents areyour ‘realparents’Hadsomeone tellyou that youlook ‘exotic’Hadsomeoneassume youspeakMandarinFelt like animposter whenpeople talkabout ChinesetraditionsFound out youradoptionpaperwork hadinconsistenciesHave beenasked “butwhere areyou from?”Had to explainto a doctor thatyou have nofamily medicalhistoryHadsomeoneassume youdo martialartsObsessedwith anAsiancelebrity atsome pointAttendeda ChineseculturecampHadsomeone actshocked thatyour parentsare whiteLaughed whensomeone said,‘You must begood at math’Have starteda birth familysearchrecently or inthe pastHad an identitycrisis whilefilling out a formthat asked forrace andethnicityWereasked ifyou eat riceevery dayHad someonecomment thatyou don’t look‘adopted’Had anexistentialcrisis aboutyour realbirthdateHas anAmericanfirst namebut Chinesemiddle nameTried to findyourorphanageon GoogleMapsHad anexistential crisiswhen trying tofill out anancestry chartat schoolHad anidentitycrisis atsome pointHad toexplain that,no, you don’trememberChina

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