Had a momentof panic thinkingyou mightaccidentally datea biologicalsiblingYou’re inan adopteeFacebookgroupGot calledout for usingchopstickswrongBeen told‘You’rebasicallywhite’Felt stressedwhenordering atdim sumHad anidentitycrisis atsome pointHave starteda birth familysearchrecently or inthe pastHave beenasked “butwhere areyou from?”Had someoneassume youknow all aboutChinesehistoryWereasked ifyou eat riceevery dayAttendeda ChineseculturecampHas anAmericanfirst namebut Chinesemiddle nameFelt like animposter whenpeople talkabout ChinesetraditionsFeltawkwardwalking intoan Asiangrocery storeMatchedwith a fourthcousin on aDNA testHad someonecomment thatyou don’t look‘adopted’Obsessedwith anAsiancelebrity atsome pointHad an identitycrisis whilefilling out a formthat asked forrace andethnicityHad to explainhow you’reChinese butdon’t have aChinese lastnameHadsomeoneassume youdo martialartsHad a whitepersoncomplimentyour ‘perfect’EnglishHad toexplain that,no, you don’trememberChinaHadsomeoneassume youspeakMandarinHad a randomperson ask youto teach themhow to saysomething inChineseFound out youradoptionpaperwork hadinconsistenciesSomeoneasked if yourparents areyour ‘realparents’Had anexistentialcrisis aboutyour realbirthdateTried to findyourorphanageon GoogleMapsLaughed whensomeone said,‘You must begood at math’Felt like youneeded toprove your‘Asianness’ inan Asian spaceTried bubbletea once andthought, ‘This ismy entirepersonalitynow’Hadsomeone tellyou that youlook ‘exotic’Googled yourChinesename to seeif it meansanything coolFelt awkward ata Lunar NewYear celebrationbecause youdidn’t know thetraditionsHad to explainto a doctor thatyou have nofamily medicalhistoryGot reallyinto AsianskincareHad anexistential crisiswhen trying tofill out anancestry chartat schoolMetsomeonefrom yourorphanage inreal lifeHadsomeone actshocked thatyour parentsare whiteHad a momentof panic thinkingyou mightaccidentally datea biologicalsiblingYou’re inan adopteeFacebookgroupGot calledout for usingchopstickswrongBeen told‘You’rebasicallywhite’Felt stressedwhenordering atdim sumHad anidentitycrisis atsome pointHave starteda birth familysearchrecently or inthe pastHave beenasked “butwhere areyou from?”Had someoneassume youknow all aboutChinesehistoryWereasked ifyou eat riceevery dayAttendeda ChineseculturecampHas anAmericanfirst namebut Chinesemiddle nameFelt like animposter whenpeople talkabout ChinesetraditionsFeltawkwardwalking intoan Asiangrocery storeMatchedwith a fourthcousin on aDNA testHad someonecomment thatyou don’t look‘adopted’Obsessedwith anAsiancelebrity atsome pointHad an identitycrisis whilefilling out a formthat asked forrace andethnicityHad to explainhow you’reChinese butdon’t have aChinese lastnameHadsomeoneassume youdo martialartsHad a whitepersoncomplimentyour ‘perfect’EnglishHad toexplain that,no, you don’trememberChinaHadsomeoneassume youspeakMandarinHad a randomperson ask youto teach themhow to saysomething inChineseFound out youradoptionpaperwork hadinconsistenciesSomeoneasked if yourparents areyour ‘realparents’Had anexistentialcrisis aboutyour realbirthdateTried to findyourorphanageon GoogleMapsLaughed whensomeone said,‘You must begood at math’Felt like youneeded toprove your‘Asianness’ inan Asian spaceTried bubbletea once andthought, ‘This ismy entirepersonalitynow’Hadsomeone tellyou that youlook ‘exotic’Googled yourChinesename to seeif it meansanything coolFelt awkward ata Lunar NewYear celebrationbecause youdidn’t know thetraditionsHad to explainto a doctor thatyou have nofamily medicalhistoryGot reallyinto AsianskincareHad anexistential crisiswhen trying tofill out anancestry chartat schoolMetsomeonefrom yourorphanage inreal lifeHadsomeone actshocked thatyour parentsare white

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