Latina/os are now the largest and fastest growing minority group in the United States, representing approximately 33 million in the year 2000, and two thirds of them are Chicana/os. However, there are major differences among Latino subgroups in terms of their cultural characteristics, immigration experiences, history, socioeconomic levels, and other important factors. It is no longer appropriate to negate these differences or to assume that all Latinos share similar psychological issues (McNeill et al., 2001). However, despite their increasingly strong presence, as a distinct population, they face various challenges such as low educational attainment rates. Approximately 51% are high school graduates and less than 7% have obtained a bachelor’s.
