MTV News correspondent SuChin Pak spoke to a crowd of students, faculty and staff Tuesday night in the University Center Auditorium.

Her speech, entitled "Teen Politics: Navigating the Current Landscape and Youth Issues," centered around students forming their own political identities and having a voice in politics, especially the current presidential election.

Pak firmly believes that this year's "YouTube election" will be decided by young voters more so now than ever before.

"I feel as though I can never begin any political mission or interview without in some way reflecting on my personal story that has shaped who I am in so many ways," Pak said.

As a leading activist for MTV's "Choose or Lose" campaign, Pak stressed how one's own personal background helps to shape political identity. By telling her story as a Korean-American immigrant, beginning with her arrival in the United States at the age of 5, she showed the impact her background has on her political thinking.

Pak enrolled in the American education system immediately upon arrival, eventually completing her undergraduate degree in political science from the University of California-Berkley, living with her parents the entire time. She conveyed how difficult it was growing up in an American society, but how culturally her world was very different.

As a news correspondent for MTV, Pak travels to college campuses across America speaking about the importance of youth involvement in politics and discusses MTV's attempts to make politics "real" to young voters.

To explain their goal, she showed a short documentary filmed about a young Lebanese-American man who had enlisted in the U.S. Army right after Sept. 11 and how this affected his family as well as his own political identity- asking the question, "which flag do you put up in your room?"

Pak firmly believes that this year's "YouTube election" will be decided by young voters more so now than ever before.

I feel as though I can never begin any political mission or interview without in some way reflecting on my personal story that has shaped who I am in so many ways. MTV anchor SuChin Pak

Young people, especially college students, are concerned about the state of the economy because of lack of job opportunities and this will be a key issue deciding their vote come November.

Following her speech, Pak opened the floor for a Q&A session, which, in the end, she described the audience as "tough." Questions ranging from "Who will you vote for?" to "How do we get past media hype to decide who is the better candidate?" were thrown her way and were all answered honestly and upfront.

It is worth noting that Pak will not be voting in this upcoming election because she is not yet a U.S. citizen. This event was sponsored by the Asian American Association, The Issues Committee, Central Program Council, and Women's Cooperating Council.