Googled yourChinesename to seeif it meansanything coolYou’re inan adopteeFacebookgroupHadsomeone actshocked thatyour parentsare whiteHad a momentof panic thinkingyou mightaccidentally datea biologicalsiblingFelt like youneeded toprove your‘Asianness’ inan Asian spaceHad a whitepersoncomplimentyour ‘perfect’EnglishHad to explainto a doctor thatyou have nofamily medicalhistoryHad someonecomment thatyou don’t look‘adopted’Have starteda birth familysearchrecently or inthe pastHad a randomperson ask youto teach themhow to saysomething inChineseHad anidentitycrisis atsome pointHad toexplain that,no, you don’trememberChinaWereasked ifyou eat riceevery dayHad an identitycrisis whilefilling out a formthat asked forrace andethnicityAttendeda ChineseculturecampFelt stressedwhenordering atdim sumLaughed whensomeone said,‘You must begood at math’Got calledout for usingchopstickswrongHadsomeone tellyou that youlook ‘exotic’Tried to findyourorphanageon GoogleMapsFound out youradoptionpaperwork hadinconsistenciesHad anexistential crisiswhen trying tofill out anancestry chartat schoolHad someoneassume youknow all aboutChinesehistoryMatchedwith a fourthcousin on aDNA testFeltawkwardwalking intoan Asiangrocery storeMetsomeonefrom yourorphanage inreal lifeHadsomeoneassume youdo martialartsHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour realbirthdateHas anAmericanfirst namebut Chinesemiddle nameFelt like animposter whenpeople talkabout ChinesetraditionsGot reallyinto AsianskincareHave beenasked “butwhere areyou from?”Hadsomeoneassume youspeakMandarinBeen told‘You’rebasicallywhite’Someoneasked if yourparents areyour ‘realparents’Tried bubbletea once andthought, ‘This ismy entirepersonalitynow’Had to explainhow you’reChinese butdon’t have aChinese lastnameObsessedwith anAsiancelebrity atsome pointFelt awkward ata Lunar NewYear celebrationbecause youdidn’t know thetraditionsGoogled yourChinesename to seeif it meansanything coolYou’re inan adopteeFacebookgroupHadsomeone actshocked thatyour parentsare whiteHad a momentof panic thinkingyou mightaccidentally datea biologicalsiblingFelt like youneeded toprove your‘Asianness’ inan Asian spaceHad a whitepersoncomplimentyour ‘perfect’EnglishHad to explainto a doctor thatyou have nofamily medicalhistoryHad someonecomment thatyou don’t look‘adopted’Have starteda birth familysearchrecently or inthe pastHad a randomperson ask youto teach themhow to saysomething inChineseHad anidentitycrisis atsome pointHad toexplain that,no, you don’trememberChinaWereasked ifyou eat riceevery dayHad an identitycrisis whilefilling out a formthat asked forrace andethnicityAttendeda ChineseculturecampFelt stressedwhenordering atdim sumLaughed whensomeone said,‘You must begood at math’Got calledout for usingchopstickswrongHadsomeone tellyou that youlook ‘exotic’Tried to findyourorphanageon GoogleMapsFound out youradoptionpaperwork hadinconsistenciesHad anexistential crisiswhen trying tofill out anancestry chartat schoolHad someoneassume youknow all aboutChinesehistoryMatchedwith a fourthcousin on aDNA testFeltawkwardwalking intoan Asiangrocery storeMetsomeonefrom yourorphanage inreal lifeHadsomeoneassume youdo martialartsHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour realbirthdateHas anAmericanfirst namebut Chinesemiddle nameFelt like animposter whenpeople talkabout ChinesetraditionsGot reallyinto AsianskincareHave beenasked “butwhere areyou from?”Hadsomeoneassume youspeakMandarinBeen told‘You’rebasicallywhite’Someoneasked if yourparents areyour ‘realparents’Tried bubbletea once andthought, ‘This ismy entirepersonalitynow’Had to explainhow you’reChinese butdon’t have aChinese lastnameObsessedwith anAsiancelebrity atsome pointFelt awkward ata Lunar NewYear celebrationbecause youdidn’t know thetraditions

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