Summary(1:28) Lives in Borough Park, 36 years old -- (2:13) Owns mixed martial arts (MMA) gym and employed at Imperial Bag and Paper, distributes supplies to food service nationally; now supplying hospitals -- (4:28) Health protocols at work: temperature gun -- (5:45) 68-year old mother travels between Brooklyn and Columbia -- (7:14) Differences between US and Colombian public health protocols -- (9:09) Role in company -- (10:29) Company loses revenue -- (11:18) Hoarding supplies -- (13:10) Practice of MMA -- (21:40) Opened Chop & Chops MMA gym in Bed-Stuy -- (29:16) Safety, health concerns in gyms -- (33:09) Finances during pandemic -- (39:29) Loans, unemployment -- (42:08) Difficulty reopening contact sports -- (49:10) Hasidic Jewish neighbors’ vulnerability to epidemics -- (56:37) Hopeful for future.
NoteAudio interview conducted on May 10, 2020, by Julia DeAngelo. Collected for the Covid-19 Oral History Project through Our Streets, Our Stories, an oral history project of Brooklyn Public Library. This project is a partnership with Services for Older Adults and the Brooklyn Collection.
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TitleOral history interview with Humberto Perea on 2020 May 10.