Hiroko Nakamura Thompson’s family home in Hiroshima is living history. Made of wood, with rice paper screens and tatami matts, the home was rebuilt in a traditional style after being leveled by the atomic bomb, code named Little Boy, on August, 6 1945. The home was located two kilometers from the blast’s hyper center. Today, the rebuilt Nakamura home is dwarfed by high rises and concrete condominiums characteristic of modern Hiroshima.

On Wednesday at the Chilmark Library, Hiroko told the story of her survival along with that of her family. Hiroko and her sister Aiko were three months old when the bomb was dropped. The house collapsed on top of them, and they were pulled from the wreckage by their siblings. After moving to the countryside, the Nakamuras returned to the city and rebuilt their home.

Hiroko’s son Joshua Thompson, his wife Rebekah and their three children live in West Tisbury. At the event, the family presented a documentary titled Surviving The Atomic Bomb. The film is a home movie chronicling the entire Nakamura clan’s visit to Hiroshima in 2014.

After the film, Joshua told the story of how his parents met. His father, Marsh Thompson, was a member of the foreign service in Thailand and was sitting in the hotel bar of the Siam Intercontinental, when Hiroko walked in wearing her Pan Am flight attendant uniform.

“She walked in to the hotel bar and my father said, “I’m going to marry that girl!”

After an introduction from her son, Hiroko stood and read a few remarks. She said she hoped her family’s miraculous survival would serve as a reminder of the horrors of war.

“May history never, ever repeat itself,” she said.

Today, Hiroko lives in Greenwich, Conn. with her daughter, but she remains a world traveler.

“I keep very busy,” she said. “This year I will take my annual trip to Hiroshima to see my sister, Tsuneko, because she cannot travel. And to get my annual medical exam.”

Survivors of the atomic bomb must get annual check-ups to monitor the effects of radiation on their bodies.

After the film, there was a question and answer session.

“Hiroko, did you ever, even for a moment, hate Americans for what they did to your home?” a community member asked.

“Never,” Hiroko said. “People are different than nations. People, Americans, are just people.”