[2] de Silva was born in Kirikiriroa Hamilton in 1991, living in various places in New Zealand, and now based in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland.
[2] de Silva was raised by her mother and Singaporean born grandmother and attended Catholic schooling in Aotearoa New Zealand.
[3] de Silva started an English Literature and Law Degree at Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington, completing a year before moving to Auckland for study.
[6] In 2019, de Silva and Chinese New Zealand filmmaker and photographer, Julie Zhu started the RNZ podcast, Conversations with my Immigrant Parents.
[11] In 2018 de Silva's play, Drowning in Milk, received the Social Impact Award at the Auckland Fringe Festival.