Joshua Rumbaoa Garcia is a Ph.D. candidate at The Graduate Theological Union at Berkeley studying Asian American hermeneutics, theologies, and religions. His dissertation project, entitled "Peril! In the House of Omri: The Asiatic Racial Form and Biblical Hermeneutics," engages ethnic studies, particularly critical theory from Asian American literary criticism and cultural studies, to articulate an Asian American biblical interpretation that contends with American Orientalism.

He holds master’s degrees in religion and theology from Yale University and Boston University, respectively, as well as dual bachelor’s degrees in psychology and biblical studies from George Fox University.