Many communities throughout the United States are experiencing a large influx of Central American immigrants. Langley Park, Maryland is typical of the pockets that are formed by the new arrivals. Community members of Latino background now account for 60% of the population, while in 1990 they were only 40% (US Census, 2000). As the immigrants move into Langley Park, both the formal and informal educational systems are faced with the task of preparing children and young adults to succeed in an increasingly complex and competitive society where proficiency in technology is becoming a requirement for success. This paper presents a subset of a larger ethnographic study. Here cases of nine Central American female immigrants who have chosen to take technology related training are presented in order to reveal their behaviors, attitudes, and beliefs towards technology use. Information was collected through observations and interviews while providing the participants with training in basic computer usage. (Contains 88 references.) (Author)