About This Series

While photographing in Lackawanna, NY steel mills, Milton saw a woman wearing a long shawl and head covering and asked if he could photograph her. His request was denied, but she suggested that he talk with the owner of a nearby grocery store. That store owner became Milton's entrée into a small Yemeni community. Milton was invited to photograph in their homes and at their place of worship. Included in the series are members of the community at work in nearby steel mills and foundries.

Further Reading

• The Arab American National Museum, A Yemeni Community, Photographs from the 1970's by Milton Rogovin, curriculum developed by the AANM.

Related Publications

• Picture Man: the Poetry of Photographer Milton Rogovin, [DVD] 19 min. 23 sec, 70 photographs, 17 poems, 2009.

• Sojourners and Settlers: The Yemeni Immigrant Experience, University of Utah Press, 1988

• The Bonds Between Us: Family Portraits From Around The World, White Pine Press, 2001

• Milton Rogovin: The Forgotten Ones, University of Washington Press, 1985; Quantuck Lane Press, 2003

• Milton Rogovin: The Making of a Social Documentary Photographer, University of Washington Press and the Center for Creative Photography, September 30, 2006