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Karho Leung, 33, one of the founders of 12 Pell, a local barbershop, stands for his portrait on Pell Street in Manhattan’s Chinatown neighborhood, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024, in New York. Anchored in the Chinatown community and equally at home elsewhere in the city, Leung says he’s “building the world that I want to live in not asking for permission.” (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Barbers work on their clients at 12 Pell, a local barbershop in Manhattan’s Chinatown, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Barbers work on their clients at 12 Pell, a local barbershop in Manhattan’s Chinatown, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
The doors are opened for the evening rush 12 Pell, a local barbershop in Manhattan’s Chinatown, Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Karho Leung, 33, one …