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Title: Interview with Frank Prato
Description: Frank Prato talks about his experience living in the Scarborough community and attending Scarborough College.
Subject: Buildings, Facilities, Immigration, Student experience, Transportation

Title: Interview with Anthony McWatt
Description: Tony McWatt immigrated to Canada from Guyana during the 1980s to attend Scarborough College as an undergraduate student. He reflects on his both exciting and painful experiences as an international student and the ways in which the sense of community at Scarborough College helped him navigate feelings of isolation in a new country. Tony recounts his time as the president of the Afro-Asian and Caribbean Students Association (ACSA), the Cultural Commissioner of the campus, and SCSU President. He also highlights the initiatives he was involved in while he held these positions, such as arranging a multi-campus sports day with other Caribbean students association and proposing the Student Centre.
Subject: Community, Culture, Immigration, Student experience

Title: Interview with Nasir Alhuttam
Description: A Scarborough resident for over 20 years since immigrating from Yemen, Nasir Alhuttam shares the story of growth of his hot dog stand as a social space at UTSC beginning in 2006. He describes UTSC as his second home and shares how the campus' expansion has supported his business. Nasir also discusses the family orientation of Scarborough's broader community.
Subject: Community, Employment, Family, Immigration

Title: Interview with Adrian De Leon
Description: Adrian de Leon discusses his rationale for attending UTSC in 2012 and reflects upon his time as VP Academics for the SCSU (Scarborough Campus Students' Union) and as part of the tri-campus Governing Council. Prompted to speak on themes of community, inclusion and exclusion, de Leon recounts staging a sit-in at the Bladen Library and advocating improved studying conditions, as well as the barriers he faced as a student representative of colour. He discusses the difference between equality and equity, as well as UTSC campus' shift from political apathy to political engagement.
Subject: Administration, Community, Immigration, Leadership

Title: Interview with Esther
Subject: Community, Immigration, Leadership, Senior citizens, Women, Women's Place

Title: Interview with Yvonne Garson
Description: Yvonne, a Polish resident of Guildwood Village, speaks about her journey to Canada and her experiences, particularly in Scarbourough. Explaining the reasons behind her parents' decision to come to Canada after World War II, Yvonne mentions how she moved around the GTA and finally settled in Guildwood, and she appreciated the close-knit community that it fostered. She elaborates on the early days of Guildwood Village and how the community members add value and take care of it.
Subject: Buildings, Community, Facilities, Immigration, Safety

Title: Interview with Floro
Description: Floro talks about his personal experience as an immigrant and his awareness of Indigenous issues and culture. Regarding his work at a Toronto Public Library, he talks about how his community's library takes a strong initiative to educate others on Indigenous culture and issues. Mentioning other branches of the Toronto Public Libraries, he speaks about how all have engaged in creating a space for Indigenous peoples to feel comfortable and respected.
Subject: Community, Culture, Education, Immigration, Indigeneity, Media, Toronto Public Library

Title: Interview with Kathy Grant
Description: Public historian and founder of the Legacy Voices Institute, Kathy Grant briefly discusses her academic history, military career and her inspiration to become a Historian: her father, Owen Rowe. Kathy describes her father's life, education, military career, and activism. She speaks about her father's involvement in the West Indian Domestic Scheme (1955–1967) and his collection of historical materials that document the black community. Kathy also describes the Domestic Scheme in detail and comments on the work of other activists, including Donald Moore.
Subject: Activism, Black peoples, Immigration, Racism

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