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Given the changing demographics of the aging population in the United States, it is likely that professional psychologists will encounter elderly clients from diverse backgrounds in their practice. Asians and Latinos represent the 2 fastest growing groups of elderly immigrants. This article offers information and practical suggestions to assist clinicians working with elderly Asian and Latino immigrant clients. Specific recommendations for enhancing assessment and treatment efficacy with these populations are also provided. AMY WEISMAN received her PhD in clinical psychology from the University of Southern California. She is currently an assistant professor at the University of Miami. Her primary areas of interest include the study of sociocultural factors associated with serious mental illness and psychotherapy process and outcome research. GREG FELDMAN received his MS in clinical psychology from the University of Miami, where he is currently a doctoral student. His research interests include depression, emotion regulation, mindfulness, and psychotherapy process and outcome. CYNTHIA GRUMAN received her PhD from the University of Massachusetts at Boston in gerontology. She is currently senior scientist at the Braceland Center for Mental Health and Aging, Hartford, Connecticut, and assistant professor at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. Her area of research is long-term care financing. ROBERTA ROSENBERG received her MEd in generic special education from Boston College. She is vice president for resident program and policy development at Jewish Community Housing for the Elderly in Boston, Massachusetts. REBECA CHAMORRO received her PhD in clinical psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology. She currently has an independent practice in Chicago and serves as assistant professor of clinical psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University. IRENE BELOZERSKY received her MSW from Boston University. Currently, she works at the Combined Jewish Philanthropies in Boston, Massachusetts, overseeing program development and funding for the Russian community in Boston. She also continues to provide mental health services through her independent practice, working with refugees and immigrants and focusing on issues of immigration-related losses.