Founded in 2007, OSDI educates the public about the consequences of the use of nuclear weapons and plants seeds of peace, hope and reconciliation among people of the world through educational presentations and cultural exchange programs.
Hideko Tamura Snider was 10 years old, living with her family in Hiroshima, Japan, when the atomic bomb destroyed that city and killed or injured over 100,000 people. In this eloquent and moving memoir, Hideko recalls her life before the bomb, the explosion itself, and the influence of that trauma on her life in Japan and the United States.
Since 1979, Hideko Tamura Snider has been interviewed on radio and TV, and has appeared before professional organizations, university classes, and community groups across the United States and in her native Japan, telling her story and working toward peace and nuclear nonproliferation.