Hannah Balba was born in the Philippines and immigrated to Richmond, British Columbia, in 2001. Inspired by her deep involvement with Filipino community groups in Vancouver, her research interests centre around Canadian foreign domestic worker movements, with a special emphasis on the socio-economic impacts of caregiver programs on Filipino-Canadians. She holds a BA in History from the University of British Columbia, and she will begin her legal studies as a JD candidate in September 2023. She speaks Tagalog.