alexis david, ebel, theresa bar, alma, mary jane simbrano, antonio rio and delia.effrey, theresa lawless, maria arguila. lee ann. sherrsherry serenas, henry david ortega. good evening, everyone. i am a fifth grade student at bes see carmichael education center. if fera was reduced enrichment we would only have two to three hours each week to learn the filipino culture. we don't have enough time in the day. this is important to me because it is a second family to me. the staff and teachers are nice and kind to my classmates and i. also, all the staff taught me to read and write filipino stories. before this i was able to be with them from school dismissal to 6:00. older sister in filipino. as a result of these changes we only get to learn from them two or three times each week. if it is going to be reduced like this forever the students will live too little good the culture. it is to be a filipino school. the cultural heritage district and this is the only bilingual program in san francisco. it is here to support our school. if you let them take it away, this will b