Annika Hom is the inequality reporter at Mission Local, initially through a partnership with Report for America. Annika was born and raised in the Bay Area. She previously interned at SF Weekly and the Boston Globe where she focused on local news and immigration. She was a Center for Health Journalism 2020 Data Fellow and a 2022 Health Equity Impact Fund grantee. She is a proud Chinese and Filipina American. She has a twin brother that (contrary to soap opera tropes) is not evil. Follow her on Twitter at @AnnikaHom.