The Beached White Male introduces Robert Chao Romero: tenured UCLA professor, author, attorney and ordained minister. Our focus is on his new book, The Brown Church. We talk about Robert’s journey from high school in mostly white Hacienda Heights in upscale suburban Southern California to Cal Berkeley Law School to fifteen years as a university professor. Robert’s mother is from China, his father from Mexico. His unique Asian/Latino heritage is the basis of his research and writing and informs our discussion of historic migrations, from China to Mexico to the United States. His encounter with Jesus as a law school student becomes the basis of his exploration of two versions of evangelicalism, one in Latin America and the other in the USA, his interest in liberation theology, and a focus on The Brown Church. SHOW NOTES