This study investigated the influence of cultural group membership on various aspects of person perception, including emotion recognition, impression formation, personality judgments, and perceived social closeness. A sample of 29 participants from East Asian American and Caucasian American cultural backgrounds rated facial images from both cultural groups. The results revealed significant effects of the image cultural group on emotion recognition, impression ratings, and personality judgments, with cultural familiarity influencing perceptions of social closeness. While participant cultural group membership affected emotion recognition, the interaction effects between image and participant cultural groups were less consistent. These findings underscore the interplay between universal and culturally specific factors in person perception and highlight the importance of cultural familiarity in shaping social judgments. Implications for cross-cultural communication, reducing social biases, and enhancing intercultural understanding are discussed. Future research directions include examining longitudinal exposure effects, dynamic facial cues, and neural correlates of cultural perception differences.