You’re inan adopteeFacebookgroupHad anexistential crisiswhen trying tofill out anancestry chartat schoolMetsomeonefrom yourorphanage inreal lifeHad a randomperson ask youto teach themhow to saysomething inChineseHad anidentitycrisis atsome pointObsessedwith anAsiancelebrity atsome pointHad someonecomment thatyou don’t look‘adopted’Tried bubbletea once andthought, ‘This ismy entirepersonalitynow’Had to explainhow you’reChinese butdon’t have aChinese lastnameGot calledout for usingchopstickswrongGoogled yourChinesename to seeif it meansanything coolFelt like youneeded toprove your‘Asianness’ inan Asian spaceHadsomeoneassume youspeakMandarinGot reallyinto AsianskincareHad someoneassume youknow all aboutChinesehistoryHad toexplain that,no, you don’trememberChinaFound out youradoptionpaperwork hadinconsistenciesHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour realbirthdateHave beenasked “butwhere areyou from?”Wereasked ifyou eat riceevery dayTried to findyourorphanageon GoogleMapsAttendeda ChineseculturecampBeen told‘You’rebasicallywhite’Have starteda birth familysearchrecently or inthe pastFelt like animposter whenpeople talkabout ChinesetraditionsFeltawkwardwalking intoan Asiangrocery storeHas anAmericanfirst namebut Chinesemiddle nameHad a whitepersoncomplimentyour ‘perfect’EnglishHad an identitycrisis whilefilling out a formthat asked forrace andethnicityLaughed whensomeone said,‘You must begood at math’Someoneasked if yourparents areyour ‘realparents’Matchedwith a fourthcousin on aDNA testHadsomeoneassume youdo martialartsFelt stressedwhenordering atdim sumHadsomeone tellyou that youlook ‘exotic’Had to explainto a doctor thatyou have nofamily medicalhistoryHadsomeone actshocked thatyour parentsare whiteHad a momentof panic thinkingyou mightaccidentally datea biologicalsiblingFelt awkward ata Lunar NewYear celebrationbecause youdidn’t know thetraditionsYou’re inan adopteeFacebookgroupHad anexistential crisiswhen trying tofill out anancestry chartat schoolMetsomeonefrom yourorphanage inreal lifeHad a randomperson ask youto teach themhow to saysomething inChineseHad anidentitycrisis atsome pointObsessedwith anAsiancelebrity atsome pointHad someonecomment thatyou don’t look‘adopted’Tried bubbletea once andthought, ‘This ismy entirepersonalitynow’Had to explainhow you’reChinese butdon’t have aChinese lastnameGot calledout for usingchopstickswrongGoogled yourChinesename to seeif it meansanything coolFelt like youneeded toprove your‘Asianness’ inan Asian spaceHadsomeoneassume youspeakMandarinGot reallyinto AsianskincareHad someoneassume youknow all aboutChinesehistoryHad toexplain that,no, you don’trememberChinaFound out youradoptionpaperwork hadinconsistenciesHad anexistentialcrisis aboutyour realbirthdateHave beenasked “butwhere areyou from?”Wereasked ifyou eat riceevery dayTried to findyourorphanageon GoogleMapsAttendeda ChineseculturecampBeen told‘You’rebasicallywhite’Have starteda birth familysearchrecently or inthe pastFelt like animposter whenpeople talkabout ChinesetraditionsFeltawkwardwalking intoan Asiangrocery storeHas anAmericanfirst namebut Chinesemiddle nameHad a whitepersoncomplimentyour ‘perfect’EnglishHad an identitycrisis whilefilling out a formthat asked forrace andethnicityLaughed whensomeone said,‘You must begood at math’Someoneasked if yourparents areyour ‘realparents’Matchedwith a fourthcousin on aDNA testHadsomeoneassume youdo martialartsFelt stressedwhenordering atdim sumHadsomeone tellyou that youlook ‘exotic’Had to explainto a doctor thatyou have nofamily medicalhistoryHadsomeone actshocked thatyour parentsare whiteHad a momentof panic thinkingyou mightaccidentally datea biologicalsiblingFelt 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. You’re in an adoptee Facebook group
  2. Had an existential crisis when trying to fill out an ancestry chart at school
  3. Met someone from your orphanage in real life
  4. Had a random person ask you to teach them how to say something in Chinese
  5. Had an identity crisis at some point
  6. Obsessed with an Asian celebrity at some point
  7. Had someone comment that you don’t look ‘adopted’
  8. Tried bubble tea once and thought, ‘This is my entire personality now’
  9. Had to explain how you’re Chinese but don’t have a Chinese last name
  10. Got called out for using chopsticks wrong
  11. Googled your Chinese name to see if it means anything cool
  12. Felt like you needed to prove your ‘Asianness’ in an Asian space
  13. Had someone assume you speak Mandarin
  14. Got really into Asian skincare
  15. Had someone assume you know all about Chinese history
  16. Had to explain that, no, you don’t remember China
  17. Found out your adoption paperwork had inconsistencies
  18. Had an existential crisis about your real birthdate
  19. Have been asked “but where are you from?”
  20. Were asked if you eat rice every day
  21. Tried to find your orphanage on Google Maps
  22. Attended a Chinese culture camp
  23. Been told ‘You’re basically white’
  24. Have started a birth family search recently or in the past
  25. Felt like an imposter when people talk about Chinese traditions
  26. Felt awkward walking into an Asian grocery store
  27. Has an American first name but Chinese middle name
  28. Had a white person compliment your ‘perfect’ English
  29. Had an identity crisis while filling out a form that asked for race and ethnicity
  30. Laughed when someone said, ‘You must be good at math’
  31. Someone asked if your parents are your ‘real parents’
  32. Matched with a fourth cousin on a DNA test
  33. Had someone assume you do martial arts
  34. Felt stressed when ordering at dim sum
  35. Had someone tell you that you look ‘exotic’
  36. Had to explain to a doctor that you have no family medical history
  37. Had someone act shocked that your parents are white
  38. Had a moment of panic thinking you might accidentally date a biological sibling
  39. Felt awkward at a Lunar New Year celebration because you didn’t know the traditions