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Manifestations of Racism in the Engineering Workplace

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|Jul 2023

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.21061/see.77 | Journal eISSN: 2690-5450
Language: English
Page range: 69 - 89
Submitted on: May 21, 2021
Accepted on: May 25, 2023
Published on: Jul 12, 2023
Published by: Virginia Tech Publishing
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

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