Her mom was born in Ontario (Irish/ Wyandot-Huron), and her dad is Black. His ancestors were freedom-seekers who moved from West Virginia to Hamilton, Ontario. Her heritage consists of no migration (indigenous roots), forced migration to North America, and fleeing to Canada.

She has lived here since 1981. She noticed that people were not receiving health care in a way that benefited them. These people wanted a community health centre model that responded to the needs they served, including newcomers, uninsured, unhoused, and non-English speakers

Peters believes that a significant challenge pre and post-revitalization is access to information and language accessibility. Many people are living here who are not English speaking- especially seniors. More specifically, the Vietnamese community who have been here since the 70s, but still, no written signage or other information is available in their language. For redevelopment to be successful, we need to have a socially cohesive and inclusive community. Equitable access to info regarding your neighbourhood leads to inclusion and allows for a shared sense of belonging. Without it, that's impossible. International professionals are unable to work in their field due to these barriers. These issues existed pre-revitalization and still do. They are long-sustained issues that have not been solved.

Lots of consultation went into what the new Regent Park should look like. The residents wanted a space where all cultures could celebrate and have an opportunity for enrichment and knowledge exchange. This vision manifested into Daniels Spectrum. People's attitudes, behaviours, and perceptions change once someone becomes culturally competent. The creation of events to celebrate various cultures creates racial allies. Once this happens, harassment and bullying decrease.

The Huron-Wendat peoples are Iroquoian-speaking natives. They resided in the St.Lawrence Valley to the Great Lakes region. Given that they are natives of the land, their community has witnessed different types of immigration over the centuries. It is important to note that most of their territory covers a large portion of Ontario. Starting from Toronto and heading North-East towards Montreal (Heidenreich, 2011).

He didn't know much about Canada before moving here, besides that it is very far. He saw images and heard stories about what to expect. He did not need a visa bc of a commonwealth country (Nigerian). He did not know much about migration when the immigration officer gave him the passport back, asking for the purpose of the visit. Ade responded that he is a chemical engineering student at U of T. The officer immediately called his coworkers to show this young African boy studying at U of t before saying that he had tried to go to U of T for eight years and could not

He misses his cultural foods, jollof rice specifically. He was overjoyed to hear that he could be in touch with his roots here, as there are many restaurants here.

His sister visits yearly, asking what is "old" or which part is "new."

He feels that "hope is coming now. That hope was not there before". New migrants don't know much about RP before arriving, and they see that workers work so hard to make this place the way it is.

Many Nigerian youths started to move to Canada prior to the pandemic. This was accounted for by the desire to further their futures and create a better life for themselves. For many individuals, this started with their education. Nigerian migrants became the fourth largest demographic who applied for Canadian PR in 2019 (Singer, 2021). Many Nigerians started migrating to Canada during the Nigerian Civil war around 1967-1970 in order to ensure safety and bind steady work. Today most of the Nigerian community lives in the GTA (Magocsi, 1999).

She had no choice in moving to Regent Park. As single parent, she was scared to move in, as she had heard of the bad reputation of RP.

She was scared to speak in her native tongue and heard others tell her to "go back to her own country" whenever she spoke Spanish.

Her dad was an undocumented migrant who became a citizen afterwards. Working and providing for her family was challenging, especially with the bad weather. She moved to Canada when she was 10. She didn't know about the resources, like subsidized daycare, until someone told her. It's hard to do it on her own. Unable to celebrate her native holidays.

Majority of the Mexican migrants within Canada arrive or stay on a seasonal agricultural work program. Due to this program, most of the Mexican immigrants tend to be young men who are able to handle agricultural work. Majority of the demographic lives in Ontario, however, there is a large number of individuals who reside in Quebec as well. In 2021; 155,380 Canadians identified as of Mexican descent. In recent years many Mexicans seek asylum in Canada after deportation from the United States (Massey & Brown, 2011).