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immigrants lag behind other immigrants in educational completion, and they have scored lower on reading and math achievement tests than have White and immigrant Asian children (Kao & Tienda, 1995). The preponderance of data paints a gloomy picture of the status of Mexican immigrant youth, but at the same time, researchers are reporting the successes of many resilient youth who have overcome the toughest of odds to succeed. This Digest examines both the research about resiliency and some promising programs for Mexican immigrant youth. DEFINING RESILIENCY Resiliency theory identifies protective factors present in the families, schools, and communities of successful youth that often are missing in the lives of troubled youth (Krovetz, 1999). When at least some of these protective factors are present, children develop resiliency, that is, the ability to cope with adversity. According to Bonnie Benard (1991; 1997), there are at least four common attributes of resilient children