{"id":10323,"date":"2017-01-03T12:12:51","date_gmt":"2017-01-03T19:12:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=10323"},"modified":"2020-06-02T09:58:13","modified_gmt":"2020-06-02T16:58:13","slug":"january-6-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/january-6-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Author Sharon Nir, Lee Francis and Dale DeForest on Native American comic art, The Line Panel"},"content":{"rendered":"

On the next episode of NEW MEXICO IN FOCUS, producer Sarah Gustavus sits down with Sharon Nir, Albuquerque resident and author of \u201cThe Opposite of Comfortable,\u201d to talk about her experience immigrating from Israel and the challenges she\u2019s faced balancing career and family.<\/p>\n

Correspondent Megan Kamerick talks with Lee Francis, creator of Native Realities Press, the only exclusively Indigenous press for Native comics artists, and producer of the first Indigenous Comic Con. Joining them is Dale DeForest, author of \u201cHero Twins\u201d comic books, based on Din\u00e9 folklore.<\/p>\n

NMiF host Gene Grant and the Line opinion panelists debate some of the latest stories in the news.<\/p>\n

HOST\/COMMENTATOR:
\n<\/b>Gene Grant <\/b><\/p>\n

CORRESPONDENT<\/b>: <\/b>
\nSarah Gustavus
\nMegan Kamerick<\/p>\n

STUDIO GUESTS:
\n<\/b>Sharon Nir, author, \u201cThe Opposite of Comfortable\u201d
\n<\/a>Dale DeForest, Hero Twins<\/a> author
\nLee Francis, Native Realities Press<\/a> and Indigenous Comic Con<\/a><\/p>\n

LINE PANELISTS:
\n<\/b>Tom Garrity, The Garrity Group PR
\nSophie Martin, attorney and editor of DukeCityFix.com
\nChristine Sierra, retired UNM political science professor
\nMary T. Torres, attorney at Law Offices of Mary T. Torres<\/p>\n