This is a list of Japanese Americans, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants, but not Japanese nationals living or working in the U.S. The list includes a brief description of their reason for notability.
| Lists of Americans |
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| By U.S. state |
| By ethnicity or nationality |
| Afghan · African American · Albanian · Arab · Argentine · Armenian · Austrian |
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