The bulk of American immigrants historically came from Europe, but immigration patterns have shifted dramatically. New immigrants are much more likely to be Asian or Hispanic. As the new waves of immigrants settle in the United States, marketers try to track their consumption patterns and adjust their strategies accordingly. It’s best to market to these new arrivals-whether Arabs, Asians, or people of Caribbean descent-in their native languages. They tend to cluster together geographically, which makes them easy to reach. For example, Cubans tend to congregate in Miami and Jersey City, Baltimore’s greatest number of immigrants come from South Korea, and Denver receives almost as many people from Vietnam as from Mexico. The local community is the primary source for information and advice, sword of mouth is especially important (see Chapter 11).