When most people use the word adopted, they mean legally adopted.
If he was legally adopted, he would definitely want to keep that a
secret because that would mean he was an Indonesian citizen and since
Indonesia did not allow dual citizenship, he would not be a US citizen.
From the US State Department website (http://travel.state.gov/law/family_issues/marriage/marriage_589.html ):
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