May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. We celebrate the contributions of Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States. The Asians for Mary Pilgrimage is an annual event that involves more than 20 groups representing different communities within Asia and the Pacific Islands, including Sri Lankan, Vietnamese, Samoan, Burmese, Filipino, Indonesia, Chinese, Pakastani, Laotian and Indian (Latin, Syro-Malankara and Syro-Malabar rites).

Asians for Mary Pilgrimage began in May 2003 and was organized by the Office for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Refugees. This annual pilgrimage is now sponsored by the Asian Pacific Catholic Network (APC) in collaboration with the Secretariat of Cultural Diversity in the Church (SCDC) of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB).