“The loudest duck gets shot” is a Chinese proverb. “The nail that sticks out gets hammered down” is a Japanese one. Its Western correlative: “The squeaky wheel gets the grease.” (I just realized what a huge difference in nuance this is! Westerners take a positive stance towards this sort of thing...)
Interesting read, finally got around to it
http://nymag.com/news/features/asian-americans-2011-5/
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