At the end of World War II, the War Relocation Authority - which managed the various camps in which Japanese Americans from the West Coast were interned, was apparently anxious to show that all was well and released the photos above at UCLA.
The caption of the upper photo reads:
Nisei students arriving on the campus at the University of California in Los Angeles. In the foreground is Michiko Kataoka. Behind her are Mr. Evan Oyakawa and Miss Meriko Hoshiyama. The girls are from Manzanar, and Evan is from Heart Mountain. Royce Hall is in the background. These three Nisei are thoroughly at home at U.C.L.A., one of the largest, most beautiful state universities in the nation. It is at Westwood Village, just off busy and fashionable Wilshire Boulevard, between Los Angeles and the ocean.
The caption of the lower photo reads:
Michiko Kataoka, a freshman, and Meriko Hoshiyama, a junior, both from Manzanar (left to right in picture), with fellow students at the entrance to the campus library at the University of California at Los Angeles. These Nisei are quite at home at U.C.L.A., one of the largest and most beautiful state universities in the nation. It is just off fashionable Wilshire Boulevard in lovely Westwood Village, between Los Angeles and the ocean. Tuition is very reasonable at this big, modern university. It is easy to get part-time jobs, and the university has a department to take care of that.
Source: https://calisphere.org/item/
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