Felt awkward ata Lunar NewYear celebrationbecause youdidn’t know thetraditionsGot reallyinto AsianskincareAttendeda ChineseculturecampYou’re inan adopteeFacebookgroupLaughed whensomeone said,‘You must begood at math’Felt like animposter whenpeople talkabout ChinesetraditionsHad someonecomment thatyou don’t look‘adopted’Have beenasked “butwhere areyou from?”Had a whitepersoncomplimentyour ‘perfect’EnglishHadsomeone tellyou that youlook ‘exotic’Had a randomperson ask youto teach themhow to saysomething inChineseHad to explainhow you’reChinese butdon’t have aChinese lastnameHas anAmericanfirst namebut Chinesemiddle nameHad anexistential crisiswhen trying tofill out anancestry chartat schoolBeen told‘You’rebasicallywhite’Googled yourChinesename to seeif it meansanything coolSomeoneasked if yourparents areyour ‘realparents’Wereasked ifyou eat riceevery dayHad a momentof panic thinkingyou mightaccidentally datea biologicalsiblingHave starteda birth familysearchrecently or inthe pastFound out youradoptionpaperwork hadinconsistenciesTried to findyourorphanageon GoogleMapsHad toexplain that,no, you don’trememberChinaMetsomeonefrom yourorphanage inreal lifeHadsomeone actshocked thatyour parentsare whiteHadsomeoneassume youdo martialartsFeltawkwardwalking intoan Asiangrocery storeHad someoneassume youknow all aboutChinesehistoryTried bubbletea once andthought, ‘This ismy entirepersonalitynow’Had anexistentialcrisis aboutyour realbirthdateFelt like youneeded toprove your‘Asianness’ inan Asian spaceHad anidentitycrisis atsome pointHadsomeoneassume youspeakMandarinHad to explainto a doctor thatyou have nofamily medicalhistoryGot calledout for usingchopstickswrongMatchedwith a fourthcousin on aDNA testFelt stressedwhenordering atdim sumObsessedwith anAsiancelebrity atsome pointHad an identitycrisis whilefilling out a formthat asked forrace andethnicityFelt awkward ata Lunar NewYear celebrationbecause youdidn’t know thetraditionsGot reallyinto AsianskincareAttendeda ChineseculturecampYou’re inan adopteeFacebookgroupLaughed whensomeone said,‘You must begood at math’Felt like animposter whenpeople talkabout ChinesetraditionsHad someonecomment thatyou don’t look‘adopted’Have beenasked “butwhere areyou from?”Had a whitepersoncomplimentyour ‘perfect’EnglishHadsomeone tellyou that youlook ‘exotic’Had a randomperson ask youto teach themhow to saysomething inChineseHad to explainhow you’reChinese butdon’t have aChinese lastnameHas anAmericanfirst namebut Chinesemiddle nameHad anexistential crisiswhen trying tofill out anancestry chartat schoolBeen told‘You’rebasicallywhite’Googled yourChinesename to seeif it meansanything coolSomeoneasked if yourparents areyour ‘realparents’Wereasked ifyou eat riceevery dayHad a momentof panic thinkingyou mightaccidentally datea biologicalsiblingHave starteda birth familysearchrecently or inthe pastFound out youradoptionpaperwork hadinconsistenciesTried to findyourorphanageon GoogleMapsHad toexplain that,no, you don’trememberChinaMetsomeonefrom yourorphanage inreal lifeHadsomeone actshocked thatyour parentsare whiteHadsomeoneassume youdo martialartsFeltawkwardwalking intoan Asiangrocery storeHad someoneassume youknow all aboutChinesehistoryTried bubbletea once andthought, ‘This ismy entirepersonalitynow’Had anexistentialcrisis aboutyour realbirthdateFelt like youneeded toprove your‘Asianness’ inan Asian spaceHad anidentitycrisis atsome pointHadsomeoneassume youspeakMandarinHad to explainto a doctor thatyou have nofamily medicalhistoryGot calledout for usingchopstickswrongMatchedwith a fourthcousin on aDNA testFelt stressedwhenordering atdim sumObsessedwith anAsiancelebrity atsome pointHad an identitycrisis whilefilling out a formthat asked forrace andethnicity

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