Crisscrossing through Afro-Asian literature / edited by Rustica C. Carpio.

and of philippine College of Commerce now Polytechnic and University of the Philippines for Associate in Commercial Science, with honors. In the international scene, Prof. Carpio was a Unesco fellow in Dramatic Arts at the National School of Drama and Asian Theatre Institute in India, and was leader, director, and principal actress in a performance tour in the People's Republic of China in 1983. In 1984, she had work-experience in theatre in Russia. For her patriotism and bravery as the youngest member and singer of the first Filipino Entertainment Troupe sent by the Philippine government to war-torn Korea in 1951, "Rustie Hill," adopted in the war maps of that country, had been named in her honor. This hill is now a park with war implements and a tall building that houses war mementos. Having served in various academic administrative positions, Prof. Carpio wa three times a dean - dean of Student Affairs at Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila, dean of the College of Languages and Mass Communications at Polytechnic University, and later dean of the Graduate School also at PUP.

of New York University, USA, for Master of Arts in Education major in Speech Education as Fulbright grantee and International House scholars of Manuel L., Quezon University for Bachelor of Arts major in English, magna cum Laude

RUSTICA C. CARPIO is a name respected in Philippine arts and letters. A renowed and multi-awarded academician, writer, translator, and performing artist of stage-film-television, she has to her credit articles, poems, plays, short stories, critiques reviews, scholarly papers, and over a dozen books published here and abroad. Dr. Carpio is an alumna of the University of Santo Tomas for the Doctor of Philosophy major in Literature, meritissimus